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Potassium iodide is a chemical compound formed from potassium and iodide.
Medicine.
It is used against fungal infections (1), against feline Sporotricosis which is an endemic disease in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the zoonotic transmission of Sporothrix spp. was identified in 1998 (2) and better known as "Gardener's disease" or cutaneous sporotrichosis, which can be contracted in the forests of the Amazon, as in this case, by a tourist on an excursion in those forests (3).
Also used in dentistry.
Molecular Formula: KI IK
Molecular Weight: 166.003 g/mol
UNII: 1C4QK22F9J
CAS: 7681-11-0 106449-25-6 39448-53-8 59216-96-5 61456-02-8
EC Number: 231-659-4
PubChem Substance ID 57651758
MDL number MFCD00011405
Synonyms:
References____________________________________
(1) Gastro-intestinal basidiobolomycosis in a 2-year-old boy: dramatic response to potassium iodide.
Sanaei Dashti A, Nasimfar A, Hosseini Khorami H, Pouladfar G, Kadivar MR, Geramizadeh B, Khalifeh M. -- Paediatr Int Child Health. 2016 Jul
(2) Association of itraconazole and potassium iodide in the treatment of feline sporotrichosis: a prospective study.
Reis ÉG, Schubach TM, Pereira SA, Silva JN, Carvalho BW, Quintana MS, Gremião ID. -- Med Mycol. 2016 Oct
(3) Atypical Cutaneous Sporotrichosis in an Immunocompetent Adult: Response to Potassium Iodide.
Gandhi N, Chander R, Jain A, Sanke S, Garg T. -- Indian J Dermatol. 2016 Mar
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